Oracle Comms Policy OAM Wireless Deploy Ed 4

Integrate – Policy into Your Network

• Course Purpose
• Course Topics
• Course Objectives
• Course Logistics
• Oracle University Reporting
• Introduction to Integrate
• Objectives
• The Policy Management Course Name
• What is Policy Management?
• How Does Policy Management Work?
• Plan to Use Policy Management
• Components of Policy and Charging Control
• Access to the Policy Charging and Rules Function
• Business Needs
• Business Need 1 Explained
• Business Need 2 Explained
• Business Need 3 Explained
• Use Case
• Structure of a Policy Rule
• Process Flow in a 3GPP PCC Network
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Integrate – Plan for Oracle Communications Policy Management Product

• Objectives
• The Oracle Solution to the 3GPP PCRF
• Components of Oracle Communications Policy Management
• Oracle Communications User Data Repository (UDR)
• Wireless Policy Management Components Related
• Prepare to use the Configuration Management Platform
• Prepare to use the Multimedia Policy Engine
• The MPE Evaluates Policies
• The MPE Server Responds to Triggers
• The MPE Server Evaluates Policies
• The MPE Server Executes Actions
• The MPE Server Processes Policy Requests
• Advanced Policy Requests
• Prepare to use the Multiprotocol Routing Agent
• The MRA Server Routes Policy Requests
• Advantages of an MRA Server (Optional)
• Wireless Policy Management Product Without MRA
• Wireless Policy Management Product With MRA
• Wireless Policy Management Components Related
• Prepare to use the User Data Repository
• Subscriber Profile Data Fields
• Pool Profile Data Fields
• Plan Access to Networks
• Diameter Signaling Traffic Networks
• OAM Networks
• Plan OAM Access and Management Connections
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Integrate – Extend Management and Reliability

• Objectives
• What Reliability Options are Available?
• Active/Standby HA Clusters Protect Systems
• How does Geo-Redundancy Protect a System?
• CMP Geo-Redundant Two-Level
• Example: CMP Geo-Redundant
• Example: Geo-Redundant with Sister Site
• HA Behavior with Spares
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Integrate – Plan Interconnections

• Objectives
• Plan to Use 3GPP Interfaces
• Plan Subsystems Communications
• Diameter Protocol for the Policy Function
• Connect a PCRF to a PCEF
• Connect a PCRF to SPR or UDR
• Gx and Sh Diameter Messaging
• Message Flow End-to-End
• Message Flow – Session Request
• Message Flow – Build a Response
• Messages in a Session
• Message Flow – Send a Response to the PCEF
• Message Flow at Session Termination
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Configure – Use the User Interface

• Objectives
• Introduction to Configure
• System Support
• IETF and 3GPP Guidelines
• Where is Customer Documentation?
• of Customer Docs
• Using Help Manuals
• On Line Help- On Line Documents
• On Line Help- Using On Line Documents
• Online Help- Articles
• Online Help – Hot links
• Use Oracle Support
• Access Policy Management Graphical User Interface
• Log In
• CMP Wireless GUI Screen Components
• Menu Organization
• Customer Docs – Login and Commands
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Configure – Manage Component Configuration

• Objectives
• Preserve Before You Configure
• Types of Exports
• Bulk Export
• Selective Export
• Save Cart to Local Computer
• Import a Configuration
• MPE Configuration Tasks
• Manage Topology
• Modify Profile
• Manage Policy Server Options
• System Tab
• Policy Server Tab
• Data Sources Tab
• Managing Policy Servers in a Group
• Add a Policy Server to a Group
• Manage MPEs Using Configuration Templates
• Manage MPEs Using Virtual Templates
• Applying Configuration Templates and Virtual Templates
• Global Configuration
• Global Configuration Settings Summary
• Custom APNs
• S9 Settings
• Emergency APN Settings
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Configure – Control Network Communications

• Objectives
• Communicate with Network Elements
• Define a Network Element
• Create a Network Element Profile
• Modify Settings of the Element Tab
• Manage Network Element Groups
• Verify Network Element Operation
• Interpret the PCEF Statistics Report
• The Management Network
• Configure using OSSI
• SNMP Reporting: Method:1
• SNMP Reporting: Method:2
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Policies – Plan Policies

• Objectives
• Introduction to Policies
• Policy Rule Design Process
• Structure of a Policy
• Conditions Categories – Basic
• Policy Rule Actions
• Reference Data Determines Responses
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Policies – Reference Data

• Objectives
• Reference Data
• Match List
• Time Periods
• Quota Profile Plans
• Quota Conventions
• Service/Ratings Groups and Monitoring Keys
• Policy Counter Identifiers
• Serving Gateway/MCC-MNC Mapping
• Tiers
• Entitlements
• Reference Data
• Traffic Profiles
• Traffic Profiles – PCC Rule
• Traffic Profiles – Predefined PCC Rules
• Traffic Profiles – PCC Rule-Base
• Traffic Profiles – QOS
• Traffic Profiles – ADC Rule
• Retry Profiles
• Charging Servers
• Custom AVP Definitions
• Inserting AVPs into a Message
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Policies – Master Library

• Objectives
• The Policy Wizard Steps
• Create a Policy Rule
• Step 1: Create a Policy using a Blank Form
• Step 2: Select Condition(s)
• Step 3: Select Action(s)
• Step 4: Name the Policy Rule
• Optional Ways to Create a Policy Rule
• Method 1: Blank
• Method 2: Use Template
• Creating a Template
• Using a Template to Create a Policy
• Method 3: Copy Existing Policy
• Modify an Existing Policy
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Policies – Deploy Policies

• Objectives
• Deploy Policy – Two Methods
• Deploy Policy
• Deploy a Policy – Sequence
• Modify a Policy – Impacts
• Delete a Policy – Impacts
• Modify/Delete Policy
• Manage Policy Groups
• Policy Groups – Create
• Policy Groups – Manage
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

System Administration

• Objectives
• Manage CMP Server Users
• Step 1: Set System Controls for CMP GUI Users
• Step 2: Create Roles in the CMP Server
• Step 3: Create a Scope in the CMP server
• Step 4: Create CMP User Profile
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Ancillary Devices – SPR/UDR (Optional Lesson)

• Objectives
• Introduction to Policies
• The MPE Server Processes Policy Requests
• MPE Selects Among Paths to the UDR
• View Connections to a User Data Repository
• View Connections to a Subscriber Profile Repository
• MPE Selects Among Paths to the UDR
• Create a REST Connection
• Search for Existing Subscriber Records
• Create a Subscriber Test Record
• Create Values to be Used in the Create Record Form
• Verify Data Transfers Between MPE and UDR
• Verify Data Transfers Details
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Ancillary Devices – MRA (Optional Lesson)

• Objectives
• Multiprotocol Routing Agent (MRA) Primary Functions
• MRA Scalability
• Step 1: Add MRA Cluster Profile
• OAM VIP address and Signaling VIP address
• Step 2: Create MRA Cluster
• Step 3: Configure the MRA – System Tab
• Step 3: Configure the MRA – MRA Tab
• Step 3: Configure the MRA – Diameter Routing Tab
• MRA Component Reports
• Session Viewer – MRA
• MRA – MRA Associations
• Create an Association
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Monitor Components – Component Reports

• Objectives
• Introduction to Monitor Components
• Component Reports
• Cluster Information Report
• Internal Operations Reports
• Policy Statistics
• Component Reports – Quota Profile Statistics
• Component Reports – Protocol Statistics
• Component Reports
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Monitor Components – Alarms

• Objectives
• Active Alarms
• Alarm History Report
• Wireless User Guide/Help Features
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Monitor System – System Health

• Objectives
• Introduction to Policies
• System-Wide Reports
• Introduction to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• KPI Dashboard
• Component Reports – CMP Cluster Information
• Active Alarms
• Alarm History Report
• Using Policy to Set or Clear Alarms
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Monitor System – System Performance

• Objectives
• Trending Reports
• AF Session Report
• PDN Connection Report
• PDN APN Suffix Report
• Connection Status
• System-Wide Reports – Protocol Errors
• Policy Statistics Report
• MPE/MRA Rep Stats
• Subscriber Activity Log
• Subscriber Activity Logging Backup
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Troubleshoot Policies – Policy Execution

• Objectives
• Introduction to Troubleshoot Policies
• Component Reports
• Component Reports – Policy Statistics
• Policy Statistics List
• Diameter PCEF Statistics
• Session Cleanup
• Latency Statistics
• Diameter Errors by Code
• Component Reports
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Troubleshoot Policies – Diameter Message Processing

• Objectives
• Troubleshooting Scenario
• Scenario Diameter Message
• Scenario – Analyzing Message Flow
• 1. PCEF Defined
• 2. CER connection– Trace Report
• 2. CER Connection- CER Accepted
• 3. CCRi sent from PCRF
• 4. MRA binds a session to an MPE
• 5. MPE receives CCRi and Sends UDR
• 6. The UDR returns the subscriber record
• 7. Did the session register in the MPE Session Buffer?
• 8. Conditions are correct – List condition requirements
• 8. Conditions are correct – Verify Quota
• 8. Conditions are correct – Verify PCC Traffic Profile
• 9. Did the Policy Evaluate as True?
• 10. Did the MRA return CCAi with Traffic Profile?
• Policy Action Logs – Syslog
• Policy Action Logs – Tracelog
• Policy Action Logs – SMS Log
• Diameter Trace Summary
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Fixed-Mobile Convergence – Planning to Integrate (Optional)

• Objectives
• Introduction to Fixed mobile Convergence
• Wireless and Fixed Radius PCC
• Wireless and Fixed Radius PCC – Oracle Solution
• MPE as a RADIUS Server
• Define Subscriber Keys
• Subscriber Key Matching
• Create a Subscriber Key
• Create a BNG Network Element
• Custom VSA Definitions and Vendors
• Create Custom VSA Definitions and Vendors
• Change of Authorization (CoA) Template
• Create a Policy with CoA Template
• Other MPE behaviors as RADIUS Server
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

What Is New in Release 12.2?

• Objectives
• Features to Be Covered in This Lesson
• Feature: Selectively Trigger on STR and CCR-T
• Terminate Session on CCR-T
• Terminate Session on AF Message – Processing
• Terminate Session on AF Message – Flow
• How to Implement This Feature
• Feature: Set Gx Parameters from AF Messages
• AF to Gx – Processing
• AF to Gx – Call Flow
• Parameters from AF Messages Used in Policy Actions
• How to Implement This Feature
• Feature: Mission-Critical QCIs
• Mission-Critical QCIs
• QCI Condition: Where the Requested QCI Is One Of …
• QCI Condition: Where QCI Is in Match List
• QCI Traffic Profile
• Configure Bearer Level ARP in Policy Actions
• How to Implement This Feature
• Application Detection
• Traffic Detection Function Signaling on Gx
• Application Detection and Control (ADC) Rules
• Feature: Support ADC on Gx
• PCRF to PCEF Call Flow
• Example Start/Stop Policies
• PCRF Reports to PCEF and TDF
• Feature: SMS Notification
• SMS Notification During the Configured Interval
• Feature: Policy Triggered on Network Element Identity
• Conditions That Specify Network Element Identity
• Feature: Virtual Policy Tables
• Using Virtual Policy Tables in Policy Rules
• Creating Virtual Policy Tables
• Sample Virtual Table
• Deploying Virtual Policy Tables
• Feature: Supportability Features
• The Debug Report Tab
• Debug Log Settings (Modify)
• Transactions-per-Second Statistics
• Feature: Policy VNF Management
• An Introduction to Policy Management Virtual Machines
• Set Up VIM Connections with Platform Settings
• Topology Cluster Settings for VIMs
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Tying It All Together

• Objectives
• Oracle Policy Management in 4G Environment
• Virtualization of Policy Management
• Flexible Hypervisors and Platforms
• Scenario – VoLTE
• The Task: Convert From Circuit-Switched to VoLTE
• 1. Integrate Policy for VoLTE Into Your Network
• What an Integrated VoLTE Network Looks Like
• Integrate VoLTE into Oracle Communications Policy Management
• Architecture
• 3. Configure Policy Management Components for VoLTE
• 5. Plan Policies for Your VoLTE
• VoLTE Use Cases
• 6. Plan Reference Data
• A. Bearer Setup
• B. IMS Registration
• C. VoLTE Session Setup
• D. User Triggered Session Terminate
• E. Gx Triggered Session Terminate
• 7. Plan to Deploy VoLTE Policies
• 10. Plan to MRA Changes for VoLTe
• 11. Plan to Monitor Component Reports for VoLTE
• 12. Plan to Monitor System Reports for VoLTE
• Add AF and Peer Measurements
• Course Wrap-Up
• What is Policy Management?
• What do We Have to Do?
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice
• Course Summary
• Final Questions?
• End of Course Evaluation